Electric iron



Feb; 26, 1946. T. F. SAF ADY 2,395,584

ELECTRIC IRON Filed Dec. 6, @943 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR.

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vide a base Patented Feb. 26, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ELECTRICIRON Thomas F. Safiady, Detroit, Mich.

Application December 6, 1943, Serial 4 Claims.

This application relates to electric irons and more particularly tomeans for illuminating the surface upon which the iron is moving and thearea around the iron.

For an understanding of the electric iron herein disclosed, referenceshould be had to the appended drawings.

In these drawings,

Fig. l is a. side view of an electric iron.

Figs. 2-3 are views as it on lines 2--2, 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section as if on line 4-4 of Fig. 2, but with alight conductor removed. I Fig. 5 is a view like Fig. 2 but with thelight conductor removed.

Fig. 6 is a view like Fig. l but with the light, conductor removed.

Fig. 7 is a view or the light conductor per se.

Fig. 8 is an end view as it on line 8-8 of Fig. I.

Fig. 91s a view as if on line 9 of Fig. 'l.

The electric iron herein disclosed comprises a sole plate l upon whichis disposed the heating element ll energized by conductors I! connectedto the prongs i4, and surrounded by a cover or casing ii to which issecured the handle bracket it.

The sole plate i0 is extended forwardly of the heating element l l aconsiderable distance to profor a lamp socket 20 in which is mounted alamp 2!, with the socket being connected by conductors 22 to the prongsH to energize the lamp 2 l The casing i has an opening 24 at' itsforward point and has its sides grooved as shown at 25 in registry withsaid opening 24 and at the ends or said grooves are sockets 26. In thegrooves 25 may be mounted a V shaped light conductor 21 which may be ofany suitable light conducting material such as methyl methacrylate orpolystyrene, with the latter best suited for the purpose, which is toconduct light from the lamp 2i along the length of the light conductorand thus give some degree of illumination to the surface upon which thesole plate rests and moves, and to the area surrounding the iron.

The light conductor 21 is v shaped as indicated so as to be resilientwith an inherent tendency to contract and thus its wings can be spreadto lit over the iron near the grooves 26 of the casing and when releasedto contract and dispose themselves flrmly in said grooves.

At the end of the light conductor 21 are lugs 28 which snap into thesockets 26 at the ends of the groove 25 to interlock the light conductortothe iron.

The lamp 2l is, as indicated, at the apex of the light crinductor andthis apex is at the nose 0! the iron. Thus, the greatest degree orillumination will be at the point where most needed,

namely the nose of the iron.

The light conductor is exposed to the interior of the casing only at thenose of the iron because only at that point is the casing cut away, thisto permit the lamp's rays to travel to the light conductor. At the sidesor the iron, the light conductor is shielded from the interior by thecasing itself. At the nose of the iron, the light conductor is shieldedfrom the heating element H by the considerable gap between the lightconductor and the nose or the heating element and also by the lampsocket and the lamp.

It will be observed that the light conductor is so shaped that it tendsto cast its rays downwardly, as well as laterally and forwardly, asindicated, and thus adequately illuminates the iron surface.

Now having described. the electric iron herein disclosed, referenceshould be had to the claims which follow.

I claim:

'1. An electric iron having a V shaped casing having an opening at itsapex, a band. of light conducting material at least partiallysurrounding the caslng and an electrically energized light source,within the casing, said band being V shaped and disposed on the sides ofsaid casing, with the apex of the V at the opening of the casing.

2, An electric iron having a V shaped casing having an opening at itsapex, a band or light conducting material at least partially surroundingthe casing, and an electrically energized. light source, within thecasing, said band being V shaped and disposed on the sides or saidcasing, with the apex of the V at the opening of the casing, said bandbeing resilient so that it can be spread to fit onto the casing andcontract to the casing.

3. An electric iron having a V shaped sole plate, a heating elementthereon, a light source thereon forward of the heating element, and a Vshaped casing over light source, said casing having an opening forwardof the light source, and having side grooves in registry therewith, anda V shaped light conductor having its apex at said opening, and itswings in said grooves.

4. An electric iron having a V shaped sole plate, a heating elementthereon, a light source thereon forward of the heating element, and a vshaped casing over the plate and element and light source, said casinghaving an opening forward of the light source, and having side groovesin registry therewith, and a V shaped light cond ct r havin its apex atsaid opening, and its wings in said grooves, the ends of the wingshaving end lugs interlocking with the casing.

THOMAS F. SAFFADY.

the plate and element and-

